1408 Late, King can Wait

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Cusack-SLJ thriller now opens in December.

By Paul Davidson

1408, a supernatural thriller starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson, has been rescheduled from its original May opening to December 13th (alas, that's a Thursday the 13th, not a Friday). The film is based on a short story by Stephen King about a skeptical writer and debunker of the paranormal who spends a night in a haunted hotel room.

According to an interview with Stephen King fansite Lilja's Library, King himself, while obviously interested in the success of 1408, is not concerned about the delay, nor the film in general. Plenty of his other books and stories have made it to the silver screen, with both hits and misses among them, and he's prepared to approach the latest thriller as a fan rather than an author.

"1408 is done and the trailer is terrific and&#Array; it looks like The Shining only hot instead of cold, so maybe it'll be a great movie&#Array; John Cusack's in it and I love him as an actor. I respect him very much. Samuel L. Jackson is the hotel manager. He looks terrific and the hotel looks terrific &#Array; so maybe it's [going to be] a success and that's terrific."

And if the film is not a success?

"I'm not concerned about [whether the film will do well] at all. &#Array;Suppose it's junk. Then it's gone in two weeks."

Watch IGN Movies for the latest on 1408 and other upcoming Stephen King movies!